PMID- 34415762 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211028 LR - 20211028 IS - 1535-3907 (Electronic) IS - 1535-3893 (Print) IS - 1535-3893 (Linking) VI - 20 IP - 9 DP - 2021 Sep 3 TI - Allotype-Specific Glycosylation and Cellular Localization of Human Leukocyte Antigen Class I Proteins. PG - 4518-4528 LID - 10.1021/acs.jproteome.1c00466 [doi] AB - Presentation of antigens by human leukocyte antigen (HLA) complexes at the cell surface is a key process in the immune response. The alpha-chain, containing the peptide-binding groove, is one of the most polymorphic proteins in the proteome. All HLA class I alpha-chains carry a conserved N-glycosylation site, but little is known about its nature and function. Here, we report an in-depth characterization of N-glycosylation features of HLA class I molecules. We observe that different HLA-A alpha-chains carry similar glycosylation, distinctly different from the HLA-B, HLA-C, and HLA-F alpha-chains. Although HLA-A displays the broadest variety of glycan characteristics, HLA-B alpha-chains carry mostly mature glycans, and HLA-C and HLA-F alpha-chains carry predominantly high-mannose glycans. We expected these glycosylation features to be directly linked to cellular localization of the HLA complexes. Indeed, analyzing HLA class I complexes from crude plasma and inner membrane-enriched fractions confirmed that most HLA-B complexes can be found at the plasma membrane, while most HLA-C and HLA-F molecules reside in the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi membrane, and HLA-A molecules are more equally distributed over these cellular compartments. This allotype-specific cellular distribution of HLA molecules should be taken into account when analyzing peptide antigen presentation by immunopeptidomics. FAU - Hoek, Max AU - Hoek M AD - Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, Utrecht 3584 CH, The Netherlands. AD - Netherlands Proteomics Center, Padualaan 8, Utrecht 3584 CH, The Netherlands. FAU - Demmers, Laura C AU - Demmers LC AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6899-5484 AD - Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, Utrecht 3584 CH, The Netherlands. AD - Netherlands Proteomics Center, Padualaan 8, Utrecht 3584 CH, The Netherlands. FAU - Wu, Wei AU - Wu W AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1092-603X AD - Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, Utrecht 3584 CH, The Netherlands. AD - Netherlands Proteomics Center, Padualaan 8, Utrecht 3584 CH, The Netherlands. FAU - Heck, Albert J R AU - Heck AJR AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2405-4404 AD - Biomolecular Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research and Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, Utrecht 3584 CH, The Netherlands. AD - Netherlands Proteomics Center, Padualaan 8, Utrecht 3584 CH, The Netherlands. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20210820 PL - United States TA - J Proteome Res JT - Journal of proteome research JID - 101128775 RN - 0 (HLA Antigens) RN - 0 (Histocompatibility Antigens Class I) RN - 0 (Histocompatibility Antigens Class II) SB - IM MH - *Antigen Presentation MH - Cell Membrane MH - Glycosylation MH - Golgi Apparatus MH - HLA Antigens MH - *Histocompatibility Antigens Class I MH - Histocompatibility Antigens Class II MH - Humans PMC - PMC8419865 OTO - NOTNLM OT - cellular localization OT - glycobiology OT - glycoproteins OT - human leukocyte antigen (HLA) OT - major histocompatibility complex (MHC) OT - mass spectrometry (MS) COIS- The authors declare no competing financial interest. EDAT- 2021/08/21 06:00 MHDA- 2021/10/29 06:00 PMCR- 2021/09/06 CRDT- 2021/08/20 17:11 PHST- 2021/08/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/10/29 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/08/20 17:11 [entrez] PHST- 2021/09/06 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1021/acs.jproteome.1c00466 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Proteome Res. 2021 Sep 3;20(9):4518-4528. doi: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.1c00466. Epub 2021 Aug 20.